Forth in the Peace of Christ We Go - Quinn

This is a recessional hymn about being sent out in Jesus' name.

It was written by Scottish  Roman Catholic priest  (Jesuit) James Quinn SJ (1919–2010), and first published in his 1969 book New Hymns for all Seasons.  It was re-published through OCP Publications Inc in 1987.

With meter 8.8.8.8 , tunes it is set to include:

• DUKE STREET, attributed to John Hatton (-1739)
• LLEDROD from Canaiadau y Cyssegr, 1839; Welsh
• ANGELUS (Joseph) by Georg Joseph (c 1630-1668)
• SONG 34 by Orlando Gibbons (1593-1625)

The hymn is included in some in-print books, including Catholic Hymns Old and New 2009 edition and the New English Hymnal.

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Choral arrangement (SATB) with piano by Thomas Keesecker

Examples

Congregation at a televised Mass, light orchestral accompaniment:

Instrumental - organ. Tune: DUKE STREET attributed to John Hatton (1793).

Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here.

But they are currently available on this website, and a somewhat different version is available on this website. A rough outline is:

1 Forth in the peace of Christ we go ....

2 King of our hearts, Christ makes us kings ...

3 Priests of the world, Christ sends us forth ...

4 Prophets of Christ, we hear His word...

5 We are the Church; He makes us one ....

See also

• Recessional hymns
• Hymns about peace

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1 Forth in the peace of Christ we go; Christ to the world with joy we bring; Christ in our minds, Christ in our lips, Christ in our hearts, the world's true King. 2 King of our hearts, Christ makes us kings; kingship with Him His servants gain; with Christ, the Servant-Lord of all, Christ's world we serve to share Christ's reign. 3 Priests of the world, Christ sends us forth the world of time to consecrate, the world of sin by grace to heal, Christ's world in Christ to recreate. 4 Prophets of Christ, we hear His word: He claims our minds, to search His ways, He claims our lips, to speak His truth, He claims our hearts, to sing His praise. 5 We are the Church; He makes us one: here is one hearth for all to find, here is one flock, one Shepherd-King, here is one faith, one heart, one mind.